Poll question from 1st thread:
Are people born 'hellbound' due to Adam's transgression?
When I 'imagine' hell the incomprehensible comes to mind, infinity in a torture chamber. God is just and righteous and it's inconceivable to me that He would create a living being, allow that being to exist mere minutes, and then send it to the eternal flame. We all agree that God is just and righteous, and even most of the hellers are repulsed (except
@SovereignGrace) at the notion and attempt to keep God just and righteous in their 'imagination with ‘yes born hellbound but no’ reasoning like:
"I voted yes that we are born lost in sin and bound for hell although God exempts us until we each reach the age of reason..." (yes but no)
"I believe all people are hell bound because of Adam's actions but no I won't give up a belief in an age of accountability...." (yes but no)
“I believe that infants are hell-bound due to Adam's transgression, but I do not believe that those who die in infancy ever arrive there.” (yes but no)
“We do know that God always does that which is right. If God can create the Heavens and the Earth why can He not implant faith into the unborn? He is the God of the impossible. Yes I believe that God implants faith into infants” (yes but no)
"Making His Gospel known to the soul in the womb takes no more of a supernatural act than His making His Gospel known to you." (yes but no)
“I voted Yes, I do not believe they will be actually babies in neither Heaven nor Hell.” (yes but no)
IMO, most if not all of these hellers don’t really believe ‘hellbound at birth’ and should have voted no in the poll. We know God is consistently an advocate for the innocent throughout the scripture and judges those who sin against the innocent.
15 having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there shall be
a resurrection both of the just and unjust. Acts 24:15
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice,
29 and shall come forth;
they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and
they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment. Jn 5
12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were
judged out of the things which were written in the books,
according to their works. Rev 20
5 but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of
the righteous judgment of God;
6
who will render to every man according to his works: Ro 2
So, according to the Calvinist 'Adam narrative' when the books are opened infants that die who have no works of their own will be judged by Adam’s works, right?
I reject the Calvinist constructed ‘Adam narrative’. I’ll stick with the text of scripture. We’re all going to be judged according to our works, not Adam’s. The atonement wiped the slate clean from Adam’s transgression - Romans 5:18.
The righteous judgment of God who will render to every man according to his works. Not Adam's.